appalling
Example Sentences
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He said he had endured appalling conditions at sea for more than four months before the war broke out.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said on Friday that she had "received information from my officials which details the appalling abuse of Canadians who were detained in Israel", without giving further details.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
With a hole for a toilet, and dirty mattresses "full of insects", conditions were "appalling", she said.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Callais no less shocking and appalling for having been anticipated.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
It has now reached such proportions that an appalling deluge of chemical pollution is daily poured into the nation’s waterways.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing appalling
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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